EA and Fox Agree Agree on Simpsons, Buffy and Aliens

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Fox shifts its next generation games to EA, and PS2 gamers get the Simpsons Racing and Aliens.

By IGN Staff

In the third major sector of its shift from formal publisher to license maven Fox Interactive announced in conjunction with Electronic Arts that EA will now publish two of Fox's biggest next-generation games, plus a third, family style title for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

In the multiyear deal, EA will bring Aliens: Colonial Marines and The Simpsons Road Rage to PlayStation 2, while the Xbox will get exclusive rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is formally now cancelled for the PlayStation.

"EA is pleased to extend our current publishing relationship with Fox Interactive to a worldwide scale and have such pop culture icons as The Simpsons, Aliens and Buffy the Vampire Slayer under our publishing umbrella," said Tom Frisina, Electronic Arts Vice President of Distribution. "We look forward to leveraging our global distribution strength to maximize exposure for these quality titles."

"We are thrilled to have EA's publishing muscle behind the titles we're bringing to the next generation consoles," said Steven Bersch, Fox Interactive President. "EA has an established track record publishing Fox Interactive titles throughout Europe and with this deal, our partnership will continue and we can work together to bring great Fox franchises to gamers all over the world. This agreement is a key partnership for Fox Interactive in our new co-publishing business."

Due this fall, Aliens: Colonial Marines is a first-person squad-based game in which players investigate the disappearance of their comrades. Colonial Marines will be followed by another original Aliens title for next generation systems. The Simpsons Road Rage is an action racing game set in Springfield, due this this fall on both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Road Rage will be followed by another Simpsons title in 2002 for PlayStation 2.